Butterfly Sipping

windoze · June 15, 2005

I wish my hands werent shakey! I like that I got his "tongue?" sipping or whatever it is that butterflies do....

troy

USAIR · June 15, 2005

Troy
Nice.....I love Canon IS

It still looks good to me

Thanks
Fred

windoze · June 15, 2005

Thanx Fred,
I like canon also, but I REALLY LOVE SIGMA 150 MACRO

USAIR wrote:

Nice.....I love Canon IS
It still looks good to me

Thanks
Fred

Higgmeister · June 15, 2005

Hi Troy,
I like your composition for this shot. Nicely done

.

Chris

Skippy · June 15, 2005

Hi Troy

windoze wrote:

I wish my hands werent shakey! I like that I got his "tongue?" sipping or whatever it is that butterflies do....

troy

Doing Macro is not as easy as it looks, you will find that using a tripod is about the easiest way to get the sharpest shots, but again most times it's not possible to use one depending where the thing that your trying to shoot is.

I find that using a flash helps a lot when your hand holding, I try to use a diffuser, but with the Canon Gear I found the 580 flash seem to compensate quite well..........I dunno about you but I find you get less keeps hand holding.

Maybe some of the more experienced Macro guys can help you out there Troy

You haven't had the lens that long, I'm sure the more you use it the better you'll get with it...... hope you find a nice colourful butterfly.
Skippy (Australia)

John Mueller · June 15, 2005

Stop this Troy.
I see another lens in my near future:D
Sweeeeeeeeeeet

windoze · June 15, 2005

thanx John! the canon 100 macro is excellent. the sigma 150 is just as good! i cant recommend one over another.. thanx for looking!

troy

John Mueller wrote:

Stop this Troy.
I see another lens in my near future:D
Sweeeeeeeeeeet

gubbs · June 16, 2005

Lovely shot Troy, thanks for the comments on the lenses

nzmacro · June 16, 2005

Proboscis Troy

, or a butterfly straw

:

Phew, this is gorgeous in so many ways Troy. FANTASTIC balance and a great head on perspective. The colours are beautiful !!, background perfect. The eyes have it and man do they have it, very sharp and the selective focus couldn't be better.

All the best Troy, this is some shot

Danny.

windoze · June 16, 2005

Danny, Im so flattered by your comments! i so much appreciate the comments and advice youve given not just me but all the guys and gals who like macros. A big thank you!!!

troy

nzmacro wrote:

Proboscis Troy , or a butterfly straw :

Phew, this is gorgeous in so many ways Troy. FANTASTIC balance and a great head on perspective. The colours are beautiful !!, background perfect. The eyes have it and man do they have it, very sharp and the selective focus couldn't be better.

All the best Troy, this is some shot

Danny.

ehughes · June 16, 2005

Great shot Troy, I really like it

bfjr · June 16, 2005

Very well done

No I take that back

Very Very Very well done

DeanMcM · June 16, 2005

Very nice!!
What a great catch!! Very nice Troy.

windoze · June 16, 2005

thanx ed,

i like it much better now that ive seen it on a better monitor

troy

ehughes wrote:

Great shot Troy, I really like it

Steve Cavigliano · June 16, 2005

windoze wrote:

thanx ed,

i like it much better now that ive seen it on a better monitor

troy

Troy,
Quit spending all your money on lenses and get an "L-class" monitor

Just kidding, and this shot is schweeeeeet

As Danny mentions, the perspective is super, the sharpness is excellent for a handheld shot and the colors are awesome. Ya done better than good with this one, IMHO

Steve

Dee · June 16, 2005

Bronx Zoo?
Did you take these at the zoo?

Very nice shot. I expect we'll be seeing more of them?

:

:

I thought seriously about going, but it didn't work out time and energy wise. My mom lives further out on the island than I thought, the bridge toll got raised to $4.50 each way... That's $9, then the zoo parking and fees, and the gas for the rental car -- we did make it up to Tarrytown and drove past the zoo when we did, got a peek at the Hudson River, and then had to get back to the island.

windoze · June 17, 2005

thanx Steve!

i cant even believe im taking macro shots. There is so much to learn about so much! I too like the colors in this one a lot!

troy
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Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Troy,
Quit spending all your money on lenses and get an "L-class" monitor

Just kidding, and this shot is schweeeeeet As Danny mentions, the perspective is super, the sharpness is excellent for a handheld shot and the colors are awesome. Ya done better than good with this one, IMHO

Steve

windoze · June 17, 2005

lol, funny you should ask that. YES! while everyone was looking up at the elephants, giraffes and lions i was looking down for butterflies........

troy

Dee wrote:

Did you take these at the zoo?

Very nice shot. I expect we'll be seeing more of them? : : :

I thought seriously about going, but it didn't work out time and energy wise. My mom lives further out on the island than I thought, the bridge toll got raised to $4.50 each way... That's $9, then the zoo parking and fees, and the gas for the rental car -- we did make it up to Tarrytown and drove past the zoo when we did, got a peek at the Hudson River, and then had to get back to the island.

nzmacro · June 17, 2005

windoze wrote:

lol, funny you should ask that. YES! while everyone was looking up at the elephants, giraffes and lions i was looking down for butterflies........

troy

Ha, how do you tell a macroholic ??? ........................ easy, they are always looking down

Its a beauty, that for real.

Danny.

windoze · June 17, 2005

Thanx Dean and Ben and anybody else i might have missed.... i consider myself lucky to be able to learn from so many who are so willing to help...

troy

DeanMcM wrote:

What a great catch!! Very nice Troy.

MuskyDude · June 17, 2005

nzmacro wrote:

Ha, how do you tell a macroholic ??? ........................ easy, they are always looking down

Danny.

Quoted for truthfullness and comedic value.

windoze · June 21, 2005

Thanx Danny - your work is very inspiring!!!

troy

nzmacro wrote:

Ha, how do you tell a macroholic ??? ........................ easy, they are always looking down

Its a beauty, that for real.

Danny.

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